David Bass stopped by to promote his campaign for the Frederick County Board of Education. David discusses his praise for FCPS in working towards closing the achievement gap. He also discusses the need for BOE members to hold office hours, adding more ASL elective classes for students, and the need for more special education services. We also discuss what "college and career ready" means to him. For more information about David and his campaign, visit: https://www.facebook.com/Bass4Frederick/

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David Bass for Board of Education

Teacher and Our Revolution endorsed candidate for Maryland's 6th Congressional District Maxwell Bero talks about the need to address climate change more seriously and to push for single payer healthcare. Note from the host: Ballots for the 2020 primary will be mailed to voters due to the COVID-19 outbreak. There is no postage requirement to cast a ballot.

Maxwell Bero for Congress - District 6

Senator Elizabeth Warren for President super volunteers and delegate candidates Ysela Bravo and Camden Raynor reflect on Senator Warren's campaign for president following the suspension of her campaign after a disappointing Super Tuesday. Ysela and Camden explain why they supported Senator Warren, challenges the campaign faced, and the policies of Senator Warren's they still hope to see enacted by the next president. Editor's note: This is part three of a series on the 2020 Democratic Presidential candidates. The Frederick County Democratic Party will endorse the Democratic nominee. The Frederick Democrats Podcast will make every effort to produce a podcast representing all candidates actively campaigning for the Party's nomination. That effort is contingent on those candidates having an active presence in Frederick County and a willing participant to be interviewed.

Sen. Warren Campaign Reflections w/ Ysela Bravo & Camden Raynor

Local Pete Buttigieg for President volunteers, Meg Lubitz and Maria Lane discuss why they are supporting Mayor Pete's bid for the presidency and how you can get involved with the campaign. For more information on Mayor Pete Buttigieg's campaign, visit: https://peteforamerica.com/ To get involved with the local Pete Buttigieg volunteers, visit: https://www.facebook.com/md4pete2020/ Editor's note: This is part two of a series on the 2020 Democratic Presidential candidates. The Frederick County Democratic Party will endorse the Democratic nominee. The Frederick Democrats Podcast will make every effort to produce a podcast representing all candidates actively campaigning for the Party's nomination. That effort is contingent on those candidates having an active presence in Frederick County and a willing participant to be interviewed.

Pete Buttigieg for President with Meg Lubitz and Maria Lane

Local Our Revolution and Bernie Sanders for President activist Andy Billotti joins the podcast to promote Bernie Sanders' campaign and explain why he thinks Bernie Sanders is the best candidate to take America forward. Andy noted Bernie's Medicare for All plan, as well as the need for America to play a better role in foreign policy. If interested in getting involved in the local campaign for Bernie Sanders, check out the Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/FrederickForBernie/ For more on Bernie Sanders' national campaign, go to: https://berniesanders.com/ Editor's note: This is part one of a series on the 2020 Democratic Presidential candidates. The Frederick County Democratic Party will endorse the Democratic nominee. The Frederick Democrats Podcast will make every effort to produce a podcast representing all candidates actively campaigning for the Party's nomination. That effort is contingent on those candidates having an active presence in Frederick County and a willing participant to be interviewed.

Bernie Sanders for President with Andy Billotti

Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans in Frederick County! I sat down with Richard Kaplowitz, who, since the 2016 presidential election has registered more voters in Frederick County than any other volunteer of either political party. He discusses how he gets voters to register and how you can help increase voter registration in Frederick County. Need to register to vote or update your registration? https://frederickcountymd.gov/1648/Voter-Registration---RegisterMake-Change

Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans in Frederick Co., with Richard Kaplowitz

Young Democrats of Frederick County Interim President Antonio Bowens discusses the next steps for the organization as we gear up for the 2020 campaign season. The Young Democrats of Frederick County will hold their next meeting on January 15, 2020 at the C. Burr Artz library in the Maryland Trust Room. For more information visit: https://www.frederickdemocrats.org/get-involved/young-democrats-frederick-county

Young Democrats of Frederick County with Antonio Bowens

The two recent appointees to the Frederick County Democratic Central Committee, and also two of the youngest members of the FCDCC, Regan Riley and Gabe Cassutto discuss what they bring to the Central Committee and how Democrats can improve voter turnout with younger voters.

Regan & Gabe, FCDCC Appointees

In the wake of recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Jessica Douglass and Meredith Ericksen from Moms Demand Action discuss what their organization is doing to help curb gun violence in our country. Editor's note: As we recorded this podcast there was an ongoing active shooter situation in Philadelphia where several police officers were shot. We were unaware of these unfolding events at the time and therefore did not discuss this recent shooting during the interview. For more on Moms Demand Action visit their website: https://momsdemandaction.org/ For more on the Frederick County Democratic Party visit: www.frederickdemocrats.org

Moms Demand Action with Jessica Douglass and Meredith Ericksen

Claudia, who came to the US as an undocumented immigrant from El Salvador at age 12, shares her experience and thoughts about the current situation for the immigrant community in Frederick County. Then, Juliana Downey from the R.I.S.E Coalition of Western Maryland explains the resources they provide for the immigrant community and why R.I.S.E. is calling for an end to the 287g program in Frederick Co. A program that deputizes Frederick Co. Sheriff deputies to assist ICE in the arresting, processing, and deportation of undocumented immigrants in Frederick Co. For more information about R.I.S.E visit their website at: https://www.risewesternmd.com/ or their Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/RISECoalitionMD/ For more on the Frederick County Democratic Party, including our calendar of events visit: www.frederickdemocrats.org

Immigration, ICE, and 287g in Frederick Co.

Frederick County Democratic Central Committee member and Frederick County Democratic Party historian Tom Slater discusses the process for becoming a delegate to the 2020 DNC in Milwaukee, and his experiences attending the DNC since 1972 including serving as a Delegate for Sen. Ted Kennedy in 1980 and President Barack Obama in 2012. For more information about the 2020 Maryland Democratic Party delegate selection plan click on the following link: https://www.mddems.org/sites/default/files/MDP2020_ModelDelegateSelectionPlan_041519.pdf For more information on the Frederick County Democratic Party visit: www.frederickdemocrats.org

So you want to be a DNC Delegate

Board of Directors member of The Frederick Center Kris Fair talks about the history of Frederick Pride and what to expect at this year's Frederick Pride event on Saturday, June 22 at the Carroll Creek Linear Park from 11:00-6:00. Be sure to visit the Frederick Democrats tent while at Pride!

Frederick Pride 2019 w Kris Fair

***VOTE TUESDAY NOVEMBER 6!!!*** Lois Jarman discusses the importance of a great education system and affordable healthcare and how, if elected, she can bring her personal experiences as an educator and cancer survivor to Annapolis to help others across the state. For more information on Lois' campaign visit: https://www.loisjarman.com/ For more on the Frederick County Democratic Party visit: www.frederickdemocrats.org ***VOTE TUESDAY NOVEMBER 6!!!*** The Frederick Democrats Podcast is hosted by Frederick County Democratic Central Committee member Josh Cramer From the host: "First and foremost I want to encourage everyone to vote, and to vote for Democrats on Tuesday! Your vote matters. If it didn't, people would not have fight and died to make sure you had that right. If your vote didn't matter Republicans across the country wouldn't be working so hard to deny citizens the vote. But I really want to thank everyone for listening and sharing this podcast over the past two years. This episode is a milestone of sorts as it is our 50th episode! When I started this podcast I honestly wasn't sure if anyone would actually listen to it, but it turns out, we have a rather substantial listener base. Fredericktonians are listening to the podcast at home, during their commute to and from work, on vacation, even when overseas. So thanks again, and please contribute to the Democratic Central Committee as our fundraising makes things like this podcast possible as we need to buy equipment and maintain our hosting site. Thanks again." - Josh

Lois Jarman for Delegate District 4

Melissa Atherholt for Register of Wills comes onto the podcast to explain what the register of wills does for the county, her qualifications for the office, and how she can make the office more accessible to the residents of Frederick County through better technologies and better hours of operation. For more on Melissa Atherholt's campaign visit: https://atherholtforrow.com/ For more on the Frederick County Democratic Party visit: www.frederickdemocrats.org ***VOTE ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 6!!!!!!*** The Frederick Democrats Podcast is hosted by Frederick County Democratic Central Committee member Josh Cramer

Melissa Atherholt for Register of Wills

Darrin Ryan Smith discusses his top priorities for Maryland including increasing teacher salaries, improving public transportation, and investing in small business growth. For more on Darrin's campaign visit:https://www.facebook.com/DarrinRyanSmith/ For more on the Frederick County Democratic Central Committee visit: www.frederickdemocrats.org The Frederick Democrats Podcast is hosted by Frederick County Democratic State Central Committee Member Josh Cramer

Darrin Ryan Smith for House of Delegates District 4

The OFFICIAL podcast of the Democratic Party of Frederick County, Maryland. Listen in as we discuss all things of interest to local Democrats, including conversations with members of the Central Committee, elected officials, candidates, local club leaders, and more.

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